A thought: let’s have a “car day” where everyone who normally cycles, drives.
Maybe then would intolerant drivers, who have slower trips to work, and then can’t find a park when they get there, being to appreciate those of us that cycle.
Maybe then will they not mind waiting 5-10 seconds, every now and then, to pass us on a narrow road.
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Developing tolerant drivers
June 4, 2011How to calculate my BAI (Body Adiposity Index)
March 5, 2011I like the sound of this new alternative to BMI as a non-invasive measure of body composition.
BAI = Hip circumference (cm)/ (Height (m)x √Height (m)) – 18
Use this Google Spreadsheet to calculate your own BAI.
Here is a description on how to take your hip circumference.
Here is the article in Obesity.
2010 in review
January 13, 2011Here’s a summary of my top blog posts over the last year:
1 What is more important: Exercise or Nutrition? January 2008
2
What muscles does a squat work? September 2007
3
4 Diet Record Book / Diet Diary / Food Diary: Free Download October 2008
5 Subway vs McDonalds July 2007
Sad that they are all older than 2 years. Got to get some new material…..
What it’s like to catch a home run
May 3, 2010From the LA Dodgers:
How to increase your Basketball free throw percentage
February 15, 2010
- Aim to spin the ball backwards 3 times before it goes in the net
- Aim for apx 2 inches in front of the back rim
- Launch angle of 52 degrees (the top of the ball arm will be about 2 inches below the top of the backboard
World Vegetarian Day
October 1, 2009Today is World Vegetarian Day.
Celebrate in an appropriate manner…
All Class…
September 14, 2009How to set youself up to ‘win’
September 7, 2009The concept of planning meals ahead of time is not a new one, but well worth reminding ourselves of. Rushed, unplanned events are usually when I get caught out. What you should do is identify when you are getting caught out (ie trying to find lunch in a dairy, or at a store only selling crap) and aim to plan a little better next time.
Outside Workouts
September 4, 2009One of the downsides to Personal Training in New Zealand is the climate. Being able to get outside more often -especially in winter - adds not only enjoyment, but crucial variety, fresh air, and vitamin D.
But it is not only the (winter) climate, there is also a lack of equipment. It is real a downer for people wanting to exercise in the outdoors by themselves, as you find yourself having to use children playgrounds (and getting very strange, angry looks from parents).
Group training sessions have proved to be a good society-wide health initiative. Unfortunately due to the climate I doubt they would pass the “Wet Wednesday Test” in New Zealand – ie if it was a cold, wet Wednesday would you go to an outside free training session?
Cities should build workout areas/circuits in popular exercising areas. I am not talking about building Muscle Beach, but rather a few pieces of equipment spread around popular exercising areas that are totally free to use. It would be interesting to see any studies on the cost/benefit of building such circuits, like I recently saw in Aotea Lagoon. I would imagine they are positive.
How credible is your sport?
August 29, 2009If you had to choose a sport – any sport – that you had to try to become a World Champion in, what would you choose?
I bet it would not be the 100m.
I have previously referred to how some sportspeople do not have a lot of competition in their sport, and so comparing them with other (more popular) sports is massively unfair. Say, for example, comparing the 100m Butterfly gold medalist to the 100m running gold medalist in any competition is a little unfair because the 100m runner has faced so much more competition than the swimmer in their career.
My point is emphasised when I hear yesterday Usain Bolt is considering taking up the Long Jump, and instantly people are discussing the 8.95m World Record (which is 18 years old). Admittedly there is a correlation between the requirements for these events, but could you imagine Tiger Woods announcing he was going to take up Baseball and people speculating if he would break the season home run record? Likewise if A-Rod announced he was going to try to play on the PGA Tour, no one would speculate that Jack Nicklaus‘ Major record was in danger.
I have to say I would be a little put out if I were the current Long Jump World Champion, as what people are effectively saying is: “Someone who has never competed in your event may take it up in the future, and if they do they will beat you by over 30cm”.
Another example is the occasional article we see in the newspaper or on the news about a World Champion sportsperson who is struggling to be able to afford to fund the requirements for their sport. I personally feel for these people because they have obviously worked hard to achieve the pinnacle of their sport – and I think this is excellent – but cynically think that if enough people really cared they would not be the feature of such articles.
This is not an attack on sports that do not face a lot of competition. In fact I personally enjoy participating and watching a number of such sports (most likely because I got beaten badly in SWIS Form-2 100m sprint final). Additionally, there is little people in these sports can do to overcome this. It is not like I think Rugby players should train to race in Track and Field to prove they are ‘better’ athletes. All they can do is to try and achieve the top of their sport, and all power to them to achieve this.
